Pierce Egan's Book of Sports, and Mirror of Life: Embracing the Turf, the Chase, the Ring, and the Stage : Interspersed with Original Memoirs of Sporting Men, EtcT.T. Tegg and J. Tegg, 1832 - 414 páginas |
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... hunter in the neighbourhood of Doncaster , one of those choice - spirits who had lived rather " too fast " for his constitution - devoted to his lass and his glass - fond of his dog and his gun— and " Yoicks ! hark forward , tally ho ...
... hunter in the neighbourhood of Doncaster , one of those choice - spirits who had lived rather " too fast " for his constitution - devoted to his lass and his glass - fond of his dog and his gun— and " Yoicks ! hark forward , tally ho ...
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... hunter ( pulling out his purse at the same time ) , " I have not much knowledge it is true , but I trust I have too much sense to put my purse in competition with my constitution ; therefore , name your fee , and , be it great or small ...
... hunter ( pulling out his purse at the same time ) , " I have not much knowledge it is true , but I trust I have too much sense to put my purse in competition with my constitution ; therefore , name your fee , and , be it great or small ...
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... hunt , either casually or wilfully , a beast of the forest , so that by the swiftness of the course the beast did pant , or was put out of breath , " he was authorized to Alay him alive . These days , thank Heaven , have passed away ...
... hunt , either casually or wilfully , a beast of the forest , so that by the swiftness of the course the beast did pant , or was put out of breath , " he was authorized to Alay him alive . These days , thank Heaven , have passed away ...
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... HUNTING , MILLING , CRICKET , SAILING , BOXING , ANGLING , SHOOTING , & c . Every body is on the qui vive - some to look after the blunt - others to drop it , ' as the sporting folks say . What funny fellows they are ! Lots of sharps to ...
... HUNTING , MILLING , CRICKET , SAILING , BOXING , ANGLING , SHOOTING , & c . Every body is on the qui vive - some to look after the blunt - others to drop it , ' as the sporting folks say . What funny fellows they are ! Lots of sharps to ...
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... hunter , and the patient angler , are to their various sports . He is quite eloquent in his mode of delivery upon the subject : - " Only look at his condition , " says he , at the boxer he is going to back , " he is as fine as a star ...
... hunter , and the patient angler , are to their various sports . He is quite eloquent in his mode of delivery upon the subject : - " Only look at his condition , " says he , at the boxer he is going to back , " he is as fine as a star ...
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